Rivals 'in battle for T-Mobile' 沃达丰与O2因购买Y-Mobile展开

Vodafone and O2 have both tabled bids of about £3.5bn to buy T-Mobile UK from owner Deutsche Telecom, the Sunday Times has reported. 星期日泰晤士报报道，Vodafone和O2同时斥资35亿英镑欲从德国电信手中购买T-Mobile. T-Mobile is the fourth-largest mobile operator in the UK The report says a decision was likely to be made within weeks. A successful bid by either firm would make them the biggest mobile operator in the UK once T-Mobile's 16.6 million customers were added. Vodafone and O2, which is owned by Spain's Telefonica, declined to comment on the report. T-Mobile is currently the fourth-largest mobile operator in the UK, with a 15% share of the market. O2 is the largest UK operator, with a 27% share, followed by Vodafone (25%) and Orange (22%). France Telecom, which owns Orange UK, is also thought to be interested in T-Mobile.